The Pittsburgh Penguins only have 11 games left in their 2024-25 season. Although this year's club most likely won't qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs, many players in the lineup still have milestones to play for.
Today, we look at those milestones and which Pittsburgh skater is closest to reaching a new personal best.
Sidney Crosby
All eyes are on captain Sidney Crosby, who is only a few points shy of 80, which would establish a new NHL record for consecutive seasons with a point-per-game average. Meanwhile, at 25 goals, he's just five lamplighters short of recording his 13th 30-goal season.
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Rickard Rakell
Through 70 games, Rickall Rakell has scored 32 goals and is two shy of matching a personal best of 34 that he collected in 2017-18. Meanwhile, at 791 career games, if he skates in nine of the final 11 contests, he'll surpass 800 to become the 44th Swedish-born player to reach the plateau.
Bryan Rust
Bryan Rust has already scored 20 goals for the sixth consecutive season, bringing him to 195 for his career. If he scores five more goals, he'll reach 200 and become the ninth player in Penguins history to score that many goals.
Erik Karlsson
After 1,073 games, Erik Karlsson is sitting on 199 career goals. If and when the 34-year-old scores 200, he'll become only the second Swedish-born defenseman to reach the milestone behind Hall of Famer Niklas Lidstrom (264).
Evgeni Malkin
Evgeni Malkin may not reach 20 goals for the 16th time in his career, but at 1,341 points, the future Hall of Famer can collect nine points in the final 11 games to reach 1,350. He's already the second-highest scorer from Russia, behind Alex Ovechkin (1,607).
Kris Letang
Kris Letang is already the highest-scoring defenseman in Penguins history, and after 1,151 games, he's collected 596 assists and needs only four more helpers for 600. If and when he picks up those four assists, he'll join Crosby, Mario Lemieux, Malkin, and Jaromir Jagr as the only Pittsburgh players with 600 assists.
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Philip Tomasino
In 42 games with the Penguins, Philip Tomasino has ten goals and 20 points. He's one goal shy of matching a career-high of 11, which he set in 2021-22 with the Nashville Predators. At this point, he's closer to setting a personal best in goals, but if he manages nine points in the last 11 games, Tomasino will reach 100 in his career.
Kevin Hayes
Kevin Hayes has ten goals and 20 points during his first season with the Penguins. He's tallied four power-play goals and is just two-man advantage lamplighters away from tying a career-high in the category, which he set in 2017-18 and duplicated in 2022-23.
Noel Acciari
Noel Acciari wears his heart on his sleeve and bleeds black and gold. This year, the bottom-six center leads the Penguins with 93 blocked shots. He's on pace to match or surpass his career-high of 103, which he set as a member of the Florida Panthers in 2019-20.
Danton Heinen
Although Danton Heinen won't duplicate his 17 goals from last season, he's at eight and has two since rejoining the Penguins in a January trade. If he can light the lamp five more times, he'll collect his 100th NHL goal.
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Connor Timmins
In 51 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Connor Timmins had just eight points. Since coming to Pittsburgh at the NHL Trade Deadline, he's already collected four in six games. If he can get seven more in the final 11 games, he'll reach 50 career points.
Bokondji Imama
Recently, Bokondji Imama scored his first goal in three years and has two career goals in 29 career games. Interestingly, the 28-year-old has never recorded an assist at the NHL level and could collect his first before the end of the season.
Tommy Novak
If Tommy Novak can return from his injury and score one more goal before the end of the regular season, he'll net his 50th career goal. He had 13 goals in 52 games with the Predators before a trade and is pointless in just two games with the Penguins.
Alex Nedeljkovic
After his recent victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets, Alex Nedeljkovic is sitting at 73 career wins and is just two more away from 75. Moreover, if he can record one more shutout, he'll reach ten in his career.
Tristan Jarry
Just like Nedeljkovic, Tristan Jarry is two victories and one shutout away from new milestones. If Jarry can win two more games, he'll reach 150, and with one more shutout, he'll get 20, becoming only the third Penguins goalie to record that many behind Marc-Andre Fleury (44) and Tom Barrasso (22).
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